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When Rosenberg began seeking the annexations, "there was kind of an argument that the city was this big, bad city grabbing large tracts of land," City Councilwoman Fran Naylor said. "The intent of the annexation is to provide for future growth of the city of Rosenberg and is very important."

Six property owners from the largest tract, which initially comprised 534 acres, were able to negotiate compromise agreements on how much of their land would be annexed.

"I was glad to see a number of (the property owners) did take this opportunity," Naylor said of the voluntary annexations.

Another tract of 317 acres was annexed near Beasley and Orchard. Smaller tracts ranging from eight to 250 acres were annexed near U.S. 90, Spur 10 and U.S. 59.

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Council first held public hearings on the annexation plans in May. The first was well-attended, but no one addressed City Council at a second hearing, which lasted four minutes.

City officials worked throughout the summer to negotiate the acquisitions.